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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There being only five prisoners at Loewestein, the post of turnkey was not a very onerous one, but rather a sort of sinecure, given after a long period of service.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There being only five prisoners at Loewestein, the post of turnkey was not a very onerous one, but rather a sort of sinecure, given after a long period of service.
all
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From this reading But the worthy jailer, in his zeal, had magnified with all the power of his imagination the importance of his office.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The worthy Master Gryphus, as the reader may have seen, was far from sharing the kindly feeling of his daughter for the godson of Cornelius de Witt.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There being only five prisoners at Loewestein, the post of turnkey was not a very onerous one, but rather a sort of sinecure, given after a long period of service.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There being only five prisoners at Loewestein, the post of turnkey was not a very onerous one, but rather a sort of sinecure, given after a long period of service.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There being only five prisoners at Loewestein, the post of turnkey was not a very onerous one, but rather a sort of sinecure, given after a long period of service.
Cornelius
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From this reading The worthy Master Gryphus, as the reader may have seen, was far from sharing the kindly feeling of his daughter for the godson of Cornelius de Witt.
criminal
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From this reading To him Cornelius had swelled to the gigantic proportions of a criminal of the first order.
dangerous
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From this reading He looked upon him, therefore, as the most dangerous of all his prisoners.
daughter
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From this reading The worthy Master Gryphus, as the reader may have seen, was far from sharing the kindly feeling of his daughter for the godson of Cornelius de Witt.
de
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From this reading The worthy Master Gryphus, as the reader may have seen, was far from sharing the kindly feeling of his daughter for the godson of Cornelius de Witt.
far
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From this reading The worthy Master Gryphus, as the reader may have seen, was far from sharing the kindly feeling of his daughter for the godson of Cornelius de Witt.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The worthy Master Gryphus, as the reader may have seen, was far from sharing the kindly feeling of his daughter for the godson of Cornelius de Witt.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To him Cornelius had swelled to the gigantic proportions of a criminal of the first order.
five
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From this reading There being only five prisoners at Loewestein, the post of turnkey was not a very onerous one, but rather a sort of sinecure, given after a long period of service.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The worthy Master Gryphus, as the reader may have seen, was far from sharing the kindly feeling of his daughter for the godson of Cornelius de Witt.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The worthy Master Gryphus, as the reader may have seen, was far from sharing the kindly feeling of his daughter for the godson of Cornelius de Witt.
gigantic
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From this reading To him Cornelius had swelled to the gigantic proportions of a criminal of the first order.
given
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From this reading There being only five prisoners at Loewestein, the post of turnkey was not a very onerous one, but rather a sort of sinecure, given after a long period of service.
godson
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From this reading The worthy Master Gryphus, as the reader may have seen, was far from sharing the kindly feeling of his daughter for the godson of Cornelius de Witt.
Gryphus
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From this reading The worthy Master Gryphus, as the reader may have seen, was far from sharing the kindly feeling of his daughter for the godson of Cornelius de Witt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the worthy jailer, in his zeal, had magnified with all the power of his imagination the importance of his office.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The worthy Master Gryphus, as the reader may have seen, was far from sharing the kindly feeling of his daughter for the godson of Cornelius de Witt.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked upon him, therefore, as the most dangerous of all his prisoners.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To him Cornelius had swelled to the gigantic proportions of a criminal of the first order.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The worthy Master Gryphus, as the reader may have seen, was far from sharing the kindly feeling of his daughter for the godson of Cornelius de Witt.
imagination
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From this reading But the worthy jailer, in his zeal, had magnified with all the power of his imagination the importance of his office.
importance
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From this reading But the worthy jailer, in his zeal, had magnified with all the power of his imagination the importance of his office.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the worthy jailer, in his zeal, had magnified with all the power of his imagination the importance of his office.
jailer
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From this reading But the worthy jailer, in his zeal, had magnified with all the power of his imagination the importance of his office.
kindly
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From this reading The worthy Master Gryphus, as the reader may have seen, was far from sharing the kindly feeling of his daughter for the godson of Cornelius de Witt.
Loewestein
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From this reading There being only five prisoners at Loewestein, the post of turnkey was not a very onerous one, but rather a sort of sinecure, given after a long period of service.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There being only five prisoners at Loewestein, the post of turnkey was not a very onerous one, but rather a sort of sinecure, given after a long period of service.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked upon him, therefore, as the most dangerous of all his prisoners.
magnified
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From this reading But the worthy jailer, in his zeal, had magnified with all the power of his imagination the importance of his office.
Master
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From this reading The worthy Master Gryphus, as the reader may have seen, was far from sharing the kindly feeling of his daughter for the godson of Cornelius de Witt.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The worthy Master Gryphus, as the reader may have seen, was far from sharing the kindly feeling of his daughter for the godson of Cornelius de Witt.
most
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From this reading He looked upon him, therefore, as the most dangerous of all his prisoners.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There being only five prisoners at Loewestein, the post of turnkey was not a very onerous one, but rather a sort of sinecure, given after a long period of service.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The worthy Master Gryphus, as the reader may have seen, was far from sharing the kindly feeling of his daughter for the godson of Cornelius de Witt.
office
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From this reading But the worthy jailer, in his zeal, had magnified with all the power of his imagination the importance of his office.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There being only five prisoners at Loewestein, the post of turnkey was not a very onerous one, but rather a sort of sinecure, given after a long period of service.
onerous
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From this reading There being only five prisoners at Loewestein, the post of turnkey was not a very onerous one, but rather a sort of sinecure, given after a long period of service.
only
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From this reading There being only five prisoners at Loewestein, the post of turnkey was not a very onerous one, but rather a sort of sinecure, given after a long period of service.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To him Cornelius had swelled to the gigantic proportions of a criminal of the first order.
period
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From this reading There being only five prisoners at Loewestein, the post of turnkey was not a very onerous one, but rather a sort of sinecure, given after a long period of service.
post
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From this reading There being only five prisoners at Loewestein, the post of turnkey was not a very onerous one, but rather a sort of sinecure, given after a long period of service.
power
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From this reading But the worthy jailer, in his zeal, had magnified with all the power of his imagination the importance of his office.
prisoners
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From this reading There being only five prisoners at Loewestein, the post of turnkey was not a very onerous one, but rather a sort of sinecure, given after a long period of service.
proportions
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From this reading To him Cornelius had swelled to the gigantic proportions of a criminal of the first order.
rather
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From this reading There being only five prisoners at Loewestein, the post of turnkey was not a very onerous one, but rather a sort of sinecure, given after a long period of service.
reader
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From this reading The worthy Master Gryphus, as the reader may have seen, was far from sharing the kindly feeling of his daughter for the godson of Cornelius de Witt.
seen
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From this reading The worthy Master Gryphus, as the reader may have seen, was far from sharing the kindly feeling of his daughter for the godson of Cornelius de Witt.
service
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From this reading There being only five prisoners at Loewestein, the post of turnkey was not a very onerous one, but rather a sort of sinecure, given after a long period of service.
sharing
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From this reading The worthy Master Gryphus, as the reader may have seen, was far from sharing the kindly feeling of his daughter for the godson of Cornelius de Witt.
sinecure
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From this reading There being only five prisoners at Loewestein, the post of turnkey was not a very onerous one, but rather a sort of sinecure, given after a long period of service.
sort
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From this reading There being only five prisoners at Loewestein, the post of turnkey was not a very onerous one, but rather a sort of sinecure, given after a long period of service.
swelled
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From this reading To him Cornelius had swelled to the gigantic proportions of a criminal of the first order.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The worthy Master Gryphus, as the reader may have seen, was far from sharing the kindly feeling of his daughter for the godson of Cornelius de Witt.
There
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From this reading There being only five prisoners at Loewestein, the post of turnkey was not a very onerous one, but rather a sort of sinecure, given after a long period of service.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading He looked upon him, therefore, as the most dangerous of all his prisoners.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To him Cornelius had swelled to the gigantic proportions of a criminal of the first order.
turnkey
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From this reading There being only five prisoners at Loewestein, the post of turnkey was not a very onerous one, but rather a sort of sinecure, given after a long period of service.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He looked upon him, therefore, as the most dangerous of all his prisoners.
very
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From this reading There being only five prisoners at Loewestein, the post of turnkey was not a very onerous one, but rather a sort of sinecure, given after a long period of service.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The worthy Master Gryphus, as the reader may have seen, was far from sharing the kindly feeling of his daughter for the godson of Cornelius de Witt.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the worthy jailer, in his zeal, had magnified with all the power of his imagination the importance of his office.
Witt
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From this reading The worthy Master Gryphus, as the reader may have seen, was far from sharing the kindly feeling of his daughter for the godson of Cornelius de Witt.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading The worthy Master Gryphus, as the reader may have seen, was far from sharing the kindly feeling of his daughter for the godson of Cornelius de Witt.
zeal
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From this reading But the worthy jailer, in his zeal, had magnified with all the power of his imagination the importance of his office.
